Politics
No, Prince William did not give a speech that prompted three cabinet ministers to resign
A political crisis in a video report being shared on social media is completely fabricated. Read
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Leo Benedictus
Journalist
Leo joined Full Fact in January 2020. For 15 years, he worked freelance as a feature writer for the Guardian, Prospect, the New Scientist and others, making maps of immigration, explaining citizens’ assemblies and debunking superfoods. He has a fondness for science and statistics. He also writes novels.
Culture & Society
Picture of ‘pink ladies of Epping’ isn’t real
The image being shared on social media was generated with AI, as shown by various glitches and the watermark on the original version. Read
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Health
Resident doctors’ 29% pay rise was over a three-year period
Labour MP Oliver Ryan and some on social media have said resident doctors got a 29% rise “last year”, but the increase was actually over multiple years. Read
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Health
Have resident doctors really had a 21% real-terms pay cut?
The figure cited by the BMA is based on an unreliable measure of inflation. Other measures suggest the drop has been less. Our analysis using a measure backed by the Royal Statistical Society puts the fall since 2008/9 at more like 6-7%. Read
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Politics
The UK Supreme Court hasn’t just ordered a general election
The news announced in a Facebook video has no basis in fact. Read
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Environment
You won’t be charged £300 for using too much electricity after 9pm
This is the latest fake policy to curb personal freedoms that we’ve seen being shared on Facebook. Read
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Health
The government is not going to track people’s shopping and fine them for buying unhealthy food
A series of social media videos falsely claim the government has introduced a “healthy basket bill” to monitor people’s food shopping. Read
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Health
No, you don’t need to buy a ‘£100 access card’ to use NHS services
Posts falsely claim the government is introducing a card costing £100 a year to access NHS services. No such card exists. The NHS is still free at the point of use for UK residents. Read
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Health
Official child obesity figures include tens of thousands of children who aren’t clinically obese
Ministers and the NHS have repeatedly said one in five children leave primary school obese—but data obtained by Full Fact casts doubt on that claim. Read
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Health
Daily Mail corrects article about Covid vaccines and cancer
The article wrongly said a study claimed to have found proof the vaccines raised the risk of getting several types of cancer. Read
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